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OriginBrighton, UK
Genres Post-punk revival, indie rock, alternative rock
Years active1998–
LabelsScared Hitless

oslo. was a British post-punk band that released recordings on UK label Scared Hitless in 1999. [1] [2] [3] They were notable for stylizing their name as a terminated common noun, distinguishing it from other Oslos such as Spanish band Oslo from 1984, Italian band Oslo in 2003, U.S. band Oslo in 2003, and French duo Oslo in 2013. [4] The concept is similar to the separated type.object.property hierarchy associations used in object-oriented programming and appears on the cover art of album oslo.DAYLIGHT, designed by "karen.j.robins", and on their single oslo.skrika. subtitled skrika...[to scream]. [2] [5] [6] Confusion over the band's name continued for more than a decade at music retailers, cataloguers and auctioneers. [4] [7]

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Output

The band released the EP 3.99 on 8 March 1999, and the single "skrika." on 24 September 1999, followed by the album Daylight also that year. [1] [4] [8] All were produced by Paul Noble (Eat, Warm Jets, Robyn Hitchcock), and written by Lee Bryan and Robin Cook. All songs from 3.99 and "skrika." were included with four new songs on the Daylight album, prompting one critic at New Musical Express to berate it as a "rerelease" with unfavorable comparisons to similar-sounding acts. [5] [6] [9]

The band's performances of "Skrika" and "She's Into Strange" on BBC Two's Later... with Jools Holland aired in October 1999. [10] [11] [12] As of 2015, Daylight was the band's final release and also the final of seven releases by independent label Scared Hitless. [2]

Discography

Studio albums

Tracks on DaylightTime
1"needlewire.in"1:39
2"systems"3:54
3"talk.to.feet"3:56
4"concrete.and.girls"3:06
5"undertones"3:52
6*"skrika"3:48
7"shes.into.strange"3:10
8"let.the.feelings.go"4:54
9"weapons.down"4:47
10"stop.start.again"2:33
11"needlewire.out"2:21
note*- track 6 begins side-2 of the vinyl LP

[4] [5]

EPs

Tracks on 3.99
"Talk to Feet"
"Undertones"
"Stop.Start Again"

[3] [4]

Singles

Tracks on "skrika...[to scream]"
"Skrika"
"Concrete and Girls"
"Let the Feelings Go"*
note* - not included on the 7-inch vinyl

[4] [6]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Scared Hitless". Discogs. Retrieved 25 July 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. 1 2 "NME Reviews - March 6 1999". NME.com. Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Entertainment Network. Retrieved 12 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Oslo Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 23 July 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. 1 2 3 4 Scared Hitless, Ltd. (1999). "oslo.DAYLIGHT" (FRETLP001). E.M.I. Music Publishing. Sanctuary Music Productions P.L.C.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Oslo - Skrika / Concrete And Girls - Scared Hitless - UK - FRET 006". 45cat. Retrieved 23 July 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ "Oslo - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network, L.L.C. Retrieved 31 December 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ "Oslo - Skrika CD Single". cdUniverse.com. Muze Inc. Retrieved 4 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "NME Reviews - Daylight". NME.com. Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Entertainment Network. Retrieved 12 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ "oslodaylight's channel". YouTube/oslodaylight. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ↑ "Oslo – Songs, Playlists, Videos and Tours – BBC Music". Bbc.co.uk. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ Later... with Jools Holland episodes, Series 14
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